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Ornate brass standing oil lamps with peacock-shaped finials and wide dish-shaped lamp bowls stand in the corner of a room. Behind them hangs a vertical decorative banner in green, red, white, blue and black bands, with red and yellow floral motifs, a white dove inside a blue roundel, and a yellow fabric hem. To the right, a silver-toned carved wooden or metal arch with floral and scroll patterns frames a dark blue drape. The floor is dark red tile and the ceiling is white. No people are visible.

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